"To have" to indicate possession and relation in Gujarati

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To indicate possession of something we say "I have a car", "I have a bungalow" etc.
In Gujarati we use preposition "-ની પાસે"
In Gujarati such sentences are formed as follows :-

Noun or pronoun with preposition "-ની પાસે"	noun	form of “to be” i.e.હોવું(hovuM) as per tense and gender, multiplicity of noun
મારી પાસે (mArI pAse )	ગાડી (gADI)	હતી(hatI)

I have a car -> મારી પાસે ગાડી છે  (mArI pAse gADI Che)
You have 10 cars -> તારી પાસે ૧૦ ગાડીઓ છે (tArI pAse 10 gADIo Che)

I had a car -> મારી પાસે ગાડી હતી  (mArI pAse gADI hatI)


Anup will have watch -> અનુપ પાસે ઘડીયાળ હશે (anup pAse ghaDIyAL hashe )

I do not have car -> મારી પાસે ગાડી નથી  (mArI pAse gADI nathI)

I did not have car ->  મારી પાસે ગાડી નહોતી  (mArI pAse gADI nahotI)

We also use "to have" to indicate relationships.

e.g. I have 2 brothers. I have 3 maternal uncles. etc.

In such sentences in Gujarati we use preposition "To" with noun or pronoun.

e.g.

I have 2 brothers -> મને બે ભાઇઓ છે (mane be bhAio Che)

He has three paternal uncles -> એને ત્રણ કાકાઓ છે (ene traN kAkAo Che)

Ravi had 2 kids -> રવીને બે બાળકો હતાં (ravIne be bALako hatAM)

He does not have brother -> એને ભાઈ નથી (ene bhAI nathI)

Sita did not have any relatives -> સીતાને કોઈ સંબંધીઓ નહોતાં   (sItAne koI saMbaMdhIo nahotAM )

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